World service bulletin from the nightshift D.J.
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To all wavebands on earth
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Reconnoitre on the killahertz
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This tune is going out to Marconi
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To all corners of the globe
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There ain't no hut in the Serengeti
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Where my wavelengths do not probe
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If a rocket went to Saturn
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We sure hope a D.J. is on board
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For some anti-gravity mixing
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With two dub plates of U-Roy
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Throwdown Stray Cat strut in Bulawayo - hey, Bulawayo
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Buddy Rich in Burundi
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Quadrophenia in Armenia
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Armenia City In The Sky
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Big Youth booming in Djkarta
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Nina Simone over Sierra Leone
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Wild sound of Joujouka in Nevada - hey, Joujouka
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Everywhere, everywhere Bob's bringing it all back home
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Yeah, I let the boogie-woogie rumble
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In the back of Bangalore
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I get complaints from Bondi Beach
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What, no longboard surf hardcore
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Oh, send the rock steady out to Freddy
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Who juggles plates in Tsing Tao City
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Cos tonight Bo Diddley's in Finland Station - hey, Bo Diddley
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Sun Ra's in Omaha
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The Skatalites in New York City - hey, Skatalites
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The Stooges rule over Habana
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The Bhundu Boys rock Acapulco - hey, hey Bhundu Boys
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Good hip hop in Islamabad
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Ali Farke Toure's in Oaxaca - hey, Farke Toure
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And Baaba Maal's all over Stalingrad
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Yeah, while some are waking, some are sleeping
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From Kamchatka to the Gabon
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Above the tradewind, wingtips beating
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We calling out for Ronnie and da-do Ron, Ron, Ron
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We call the Cumbria to tumble
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From the peak of the Himalayas
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We send the funk into the jungle
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To the last outpost of the bass player
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Global A Go-Go
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| Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros |
